Estimating the cost of serious injurious falls in a Canadian Acute Care Hospital

Canadian Journal on Aging

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 139-147

  Zecevic, Aleksandra A ^a   Chesworth, Bert M ^a   Zaric, Gregory S ^b   Huang, Qing ^a   Salmon, Anneke ^a   McAuslan, Deb ^c   Welch, Randy ^c   Brunton, Douglas ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

case costing; cost of fall; falls prevention; hospital; serious injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; ECONOMICS; FALLING; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK MANAGEMENT;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84861941810     PISSN: 07149808     EISSN: 17101107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0714980812000037     Document Type: Article

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